The Hastings Center is the oldest independent, nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research institute of its kind in the world. The author’s approach regarding our responsibility in a pandemic is frequently referenced as the “fair Innings” argument. Elders have had more “innings” in…

I have always authored and posted my own essays but this one by Ezekiel Emanuel strikes home for so many of us who have experienced the loss of the process at the end of life...so I am sharing with all…

Baby boomers want to change the death experience. An overwhelming 80% of Americans want to die at home but the reality is that 60% die in the hospital and another 20% die in a nursing home. Many times, this shift…

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care month and a chance to clear up the misunderstanding of what palliative care means and provides. According to the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), 6 million of the 90 million people suffering…

The classic Hippocratic Oath, translated by Heinrich Von Staden, requires a new physician to swear to the following oath: And I will use regimens for the benefit of the ill in accordance with my ability and my judgment, but from…